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</head><body><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #333333;">Meaning no speed rating (lowest one I'm familiar with is 'S,' which I think is rated to 120)? Wouldn't touch 'em.<br></p><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #333333;"><br></p><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #333333;">The tire rating system may not be perfect--since, I believe, the manufacturers rate themselves--but there's an army of liability lawyers to keep them in line.<br></p><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #333333;"><br></p><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #333333;">Bob<br></p><p class="io-ox-signature">--------------------------------<br>Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA</p><blockquote type="cite">---------- Original Message ---------- <br>From: editorgary@aol.com <br>To: bspidell@comcast.net, rfbegani@gmail.com, rchaskell@earthlink.net <br>Cc: healeys@autox.team.net <br>Date: July 14, 2018 at 12:21 PM <br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Tires for BJ8 <br> <br><div><span style="font-size: small;">It means they can't assure that the tires will be safe at speeds over 90 mph but don't expect that Karman Ghias and Healey 100s are going to be driving faster.<br> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><br> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;">G.</span> <br></div><div><br></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><em>Gary Anderson</em><br> Los Altos, California<br> <br> </span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family: helvetica,arial; font-size: 10pt; color: black;">-----Original Message----- <br> From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> <br> To: editorgary <editorgary@aol.com>; Robert Begani <rfbegani@gmail.com>; Bob Haskell <rchaskell@earthlink.net> <br> Cc: healeys <healeys@autox.team.net> <br> Sent: Sat, Jul 14, 2018 12:05 am <br> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Tires for BJ8 <br> <br><div class="ox-ded59aa07b-aolReplacedBody">re: "... We don't test them, so <br> we cannot speak on their performance characteristics, but we would <br> expect the performance to be commensurate with the types of vehicles on <br> which they are installed." <br> <br> WTF does that mean??? <br> <br> bs <br> <br> > <br></div></div></blockquote></body></html>